HOUSE BILL 464

46th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2003

INTRODUCED BY

Daniel R. Foley







AN ACT

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES; PROVIDING FOR SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATES FOR RETIRED NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE OFFICERS; IMPOSING A FEE; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION.



BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

Section 1. A new section of the Motor Vehicle Code is enacted to read:

"[NEW MATERIAL] REGISTRATION PLATES FOR RETIRED NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE OFFICERS.--

A. The department shall issue a special registration plate to a person who is a retired New Mexico state police officer upon the submission by the person of proof satisfactory to the department that he is a retired New Mexico state police officer. Such proof shall include the submission of a retirement commission from the New Mexico state police.

B. A person shall not represent himself to be a retired New Mexico state police officer if that person is, in fact, not a retired New Mexico state police officer. The secretary shall determine what constitutes satisfactory proof that a person is a retired New Mexico state police officer.

C. A person who violates the provisions of Subsection B of this section is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and shall be sentenced pursuant to Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978.

D. A fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00), which shall be in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee, shall be collected by the department for the original issuance of the special registration plate for retired New Mexico state police officers.

E. Ten dollars ($10.00) of the fee collected pursuant to Subsection D of this section shall be retained by the department and is appropriated to the department to defray the cost of making and issuing special registration plates for retired New Mexico state police officers. The remaining fifteen dollars ($15.00) shall be deposited in the motor vehicle suspense fund for distribution in accordance with Section 66-6-23 NMSA 1978.

F. The secretary shall approve the final plate design for the special registration plates for retired New Mexico state police officers in accordance with New Mexico law. The secretary shall approve and issue a separate and distinctive plate clearly marked as "retired New Mexico state police" for issuance to retired New Mexico state police officers."

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